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Runic Games talks Torchlight, the upcoming MMO, Diablo comparisons, more
Dec 9th 2009 on Massively
Can't wait for Diablo III? Try Torchlight. The single-player action-RPG, available for just 20 bucks via digital distribution, has got PC gamers talking. But why should Massively readers care, you a...
Runic Games interview, part 2
Dec 9th 2009 on Massively
What business model are you going with for the MMO? Schaefer: Right now we're looking at free-to-play: item sales and free download. We like that model because we think subscriptions are just too r...
Runic Games interview, part 3
Dec 9th 2009 on Massively
There's no Diablo III release date yet, but does its release concern you in terms of your playerbase? Baldree: Honestly, we tried to go a different way. We knew Diablo III was going to come out eve...
Blizzard properties now on Facebook
Dec 2nd 2009 on WoW
Acknowledging the power of social media and networking, Blizzard has created fan pages for their three big franchises on Facebook. Following the trend of other products and companies who have created...
Massively's interview with Mythos: gearing up for launch
Dec 1st 2009 on Massively
Today marks another milestone for the almost-forgotten Mythos MMO. As we mentioned a few months ago, the Diablo-esque game has been resurrected and we can now report that it has been picked up by Red...
Blizzard removes skill trees from Diablo III
Nov 24th 2009 on Big Download
Fans of the Diablo series know that for the upcoming third installment in Blizzard's action-RPG series the game developers have been working with a tree-style of architecture for their character skil...
Are set bonuses outdated?
Nov 23rd 2009 on WoW
Well now, here's an interesting thought to consider this weekend: Zemeny on Barthilas suggests that maybe it's time to do away with a gear mechanic that Blizzard has used since Diablo. He thinks tha...
Blizzard says no Diablo 3 in 2010, 'who knows' when it'll be released
Nov 22nd 2009 on Joystiq
Remember that silly, insane rumor from back in 2008 about Diablo 3 being released by Blizzard before StarCraft 2? Turns out that Blizzard's Rob Pardo thinks that's a bunch of hogwash. Rather, that's ...
Diablo with a pinch of dragon-breeding
Nov 16th 2009 on Flytrap Games
The curious career of Godlimations continues. Having scared the pants off us with Vorago, the Christian developer has turned its attention to the dungeon-crawling genre in the form of Dragon Boy.You p...
Blizzard announces holiday card contest
Nov 12th 2009 on WoW
Blizzard has made it a holiday tradition to release a holiday card every year (usually drawn by Samwise), but this year they're putting a little twist on it. They're running a contest asking the pote...
Torchlight dev speaks about Blizzard competition, MMO plans
Nov 12th 2009 on Joystiq
Max Schaefer, co-founder of Torchlight developer Runic Games (and former Blizzard North staffer) recently sat down for the most terrifying interview of his life. In an interview with German gaming ne...
Play That Spooky Music: 13 of Horror Gaming's Creepiest Tracks
Nov 11th 2009 on Horror Squad
When you mention creepy soundtracks, people tend to think of movies. I understand why this happens--because a good soundtrack can make an average movie terrifying--but it's hardly the only place whe...
Boot Disk: Diablo
Nov 9th 2009 on Big Download
C:\BootDisk\Diablo Sometimes you just need to sit down, slide a floppy into your A: drive, and enjoy gaming retro style. We know this all too well! That's why we have a list of the best and brightest...
Pandaren in the World of Warcraft
Nov 8th 2009 on WoW
In among all of the "omg fake pets for real money" drama from this week's announcement, we may have missed something big: the Pandaren are now live in the World of Warcraft. The Pandaren are my favor...
All You Need To Know: Diablo III
Nov 4th 2009 on Big Download
Games that are coming out soon have a lot of unknowns that the average person might not know. Who is this character inspired by? Is all the talk of volumetric fog or cel-shaded graphics really worthw...
The Digital Continuum: Torchlight my fire
Nov 2nd 2009 on Massively
For the past week I've been delving deep into the dungeons of Runic Games' Torchlight and found the experience to be nothing short of joyous. Granted, like many other people I also wish some kind of ...
The Daily Grind: Getting Torchlight?
Oct 27th 2009 on Massively
Today is the launch of Runic Games' Torchlight, although you probably know them best as the guys who worked on Mythos. The MMO version of Torchlight isn't out for another 18 months or so, but you can...
First Impressions: Torchlight
Oct 14th 2009 on Big Download
For those of you who have been living under a rock for the past few years, first of all, welcome back to civilization. Second of all, remember Diablo? Yeah, they're making the third one finally. But ...
Amazon.com has one day sale on Blizzard "Battle Chest" game collections
Oct 7th 2009 on Big Download
Amazon.com has the occasional one day sale that might be of interest to our audience. Today their one day sale deals with the "Battle Chest" game collections from Blizzard Entertainment. For today on...